With less than two weeks to go until the start of the second round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying, several national teams spent the weekend preparing for their first matches on Sept. 2nd.
The Dominican Republic and Curaçao played two games against each other, on Saturday and Sunday. Both matches were won 1-0 by the Dominican Republic. Friday's contest saw the lone goal come in the 70th minute by defender Johan Cruz.
On Sunday, the Dominicans, ranked 132 by FIFA, won by the same scoreline. This time Fernando Casanova was on target in the 29th minute with the goal. The Dominican Republic begins qualifying at group A favorite El Salvador while Curaçao also starts on the road versus fellow group F member Antigua and Barbuda.
The other weekend friendly saw India begin its Caribbean tour at group B member Trinidad and Tobago. T&T put on an impressive display and came away with a 3-0 win on Sunday. A first half penalty from all-time leading scorer Stern John set the tone for the game. John now has 70 career international goals. In the second half, Darryl Roberts capped a great performance with two goals. The result is an excellent sign for the team as they prepare for its first match against Bermuda. Meanwhile, India will play Guyana on Aug. 24th.
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